This 14 x 20 watercolor was done as a gift for George Reilly who took down a concrete wall for a sliding door in the Gorman basement on Mitchell Street. As the story told to me goes, George would not accept any money for the work but did accept a case of beer (no surprise). Len later did the painting and gave it to George for all his hard work but most likely more due to their long friendship. Every year there were guys from White's Corner restaurant who would put the flag up on the island in the reservoir, visible from route 9 in Southboro. George and Len were both proud WWII veterans. This amazing painting shows Len's skills with a magnificent reflection in the water of the island. I called this painting Liberty Island for obvious reasons but the Rossi family may have another name for the island? The original is owned by Mary Alice Reilly who was nice enough to let me scan the original.
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